parable of the sower
Agricultural teaching tale
The parable of the sower is a teaching of Jesus in which a farmer scatters seed that falls on different types of ground—some eaten by birds, some withering on rocky soil, some choked by thorns, and some thriving in good earth.
Jesus interprets the soils as representing different responses to spiritual teaching.
The parable appears in three Gospels and has become a broader metaphor for how the same message can succeed or fail depending on its reception: Her advice was like the parable of the sower—some students flourished while others ignored it entirely.
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- soilGround matter for planting
- harvestGathering mature crops
- thornsSharp plant projections
- rockyCovered with stones
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